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Monday, 23 June 2014

1914: A Very Cross Stamp Dealer

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" Dear Sir. For the last time I am writing to you to ask you to return me my stamps. I am really disgusted to see you drag this matter in such a miserable way: You asked me to send you a selection, I complied with your request at once and for 5 months I can't get a reply: is it right? Is that the way you would like your customers to act against you?? Don't you understand that if I had my stamps I would have sold them during this season? I beg to let you know that if you do not return my stamps within a week from today I will charge one of my many friends & customers in your city to come and ask you my stamps "